MethaneMan

MethaneMan

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  1. 2007 Tex Wes CRNA Students

    MethaneMan replied to goosehunter's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I'm in at Wesleyan with a clinical site of JPS in Ft Worth. Look forward to meeting you in person,

  2. Med school to CRNA

    MethaneMan replied to HouseDO2b?'s topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Sure, go for it. I have always thought that Med School and residency is a poor value for the money/time commitment that is required to attain the ability to make a living. The CRNA school route, in...

  3. CICU Step down or Operating Room?

    MethaneMan replied to OURN83's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I don't have a problem with "wasting time" being used to describe a clinical experience other than ICU for an aspiring crna student. It is the man's or woman's opinion. If time is of the essence for...

  4. CICU Step down or Operating Room?

    MethaneMan replied to OURN83's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    ICU experience. Do not even mess with OR or stepdown. I have always been a big believer that if you want to work ICU, get an ICU job...or in this case, if you want to go to CRNA school, get an ICU...

  5. respiratory therapists becoming CRNAs????

    MethaneMan replied to mommy2BCD's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    An RT can get into crna school...only if they are also an RN with at least one year of ICU NURSING experience. I work with a couple RTs that are also in school to get their BSN with the goal of...

  6. Kaiser Permanente or USC??

    MethaneMan replied to gongju's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    91Charlie, you may also want to consider applying to Texas Wesleyan. They admit the largest class in the country with a class historically the size of between 120-150 students, they have a clinical...

  7. Help with career decision! Sorry long post..

    MethaneMan replied to bman's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You do not need a BSN to go to CRNA school. You could get an Associate's degree in nursing and with your existing Bachelor's degree you could, theoretically, get in with one year of ICU nursing...

  8. TxWesleyan applicants

    MethaneMan posted a topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Well, I've been lurking here for some time now and decided today to finally post. I've found this place to be a good place for information as well as motivation. That being said, I have applied to...

  9. GPA Disparity

    MethaneMan replied to VegasNurse05's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Personally, I woudn't go off and retake everything. My transcripts looked much the same...horrible when I was 18, 19, and 20...followed by some "maturing" years in the military...followed by decent...

  10. TxWesleyan applicants

    MethaneMan replied to MethaneMan's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Sounds like you got'em lined up SLE...now all you have to do is knock 'em down! Just keep a positive attitude, be confident, allow your personality to show in the interview, and above all let them...

  11. TxWesleyan applicants

    MethaneMan replied to MethaneMan's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    It went very well, I got accepted at my interview. The interviewers were great and really tried to make it as laid back as it could possibly be. It was 45 minutes long and about 15 minutes were "get...

  12. Question on the CRNA/nursing program

    MethaneMan replied to ghost398's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I think it is great that you are already interested in this career. With hard work and the right steps taken, you could become a CRNA by the age of 26. Just curious, how did you become interested in...

  13. Who's going to Anesthesia school?

    MethaneMan replied to jrec's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Accepted to Texas Wesleyan for Fall

  14. money involved in becoming a crna

    MethaneMan replied to ccunurse123's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    Correction...there are four CRNA programs in the state of Texas (five if you count the Army's program in San Antonio). Texas Wesleyan, UTHSC-Houston, Baylore and TCU. Also, Wesleyan is reasonably...

  15. money involved in becoming a crna

    MethaneMan replied to ccunurse123's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    I think the other thing to consider here that has not been mentioned are personal tendencies and "money smarts". One person may be able to get by on a $50,000 loan because they cut back in every...

  16. Any Navy CRNA's out there?

    MethaneMan replied to nilepoc's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Well said...I do think you got your point across. As for deployments, that is a fact of life in today's military. You should expect them. There is a reason the Army's program is ranked 2nd and the...

  17. Any Navy CRNA's out there?

    MethaneMan replied to nilepoc's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'll second that Navy1. I was an Army medic for seven years and an Army nurse for four. I separated 1 1/2 yrs ago after OEF. The previous post was likely a bit exaggerated, but everyone's...